Legal Opinion
Caperton v. AT Massey Coal Co., Inc.
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided August 1, 2000No. CIV. A. 2:00-0192PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HADEN, Chief Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Pending are Plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand and Defendants’ Motion to Transfer Venue. Implicit in Plaintiffs’ motion is also a Motion to Abstain, which if granted, also would support remand. For reasons that follow, Plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand is DENIED; Plaintiffs’ Motion to Abstain and Defendants’ motion are DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE; and this action is STAYED pending the resolution of an adversary proceeding currently underway in the Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia.
II. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs are three…
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